Mongolia launched a measles vaccine campaign from 15-25 May 2019, administering 577,000 UNICEF-donated doses to children aged 5-18 in Bayan-Ulgii, Zavkhan, Khovd, Uvs and Govi-Altai provinces in the west and Bayankhongor province in the southwest, and those aged 10-18 in other provinces and the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. In March, the country reported the first case of measles since it was declared measles-free in 2016. Xinhua
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